Dr. Pedro Riera: ‘The impact of Electoral Systems on Ideological Voting’ & ‘State Violence and Political Polarization’

Dear collegues! The Faculty of Social Sciences & Modernization and Mobilizationin Eurasia Project invite you to two seminars on May 15&17:

‘The impact of Electoral Systems on Ideological Voting’ & ‘State Violence and Political Polarization’

Presenter: Dr. Pedro Riera (University of Carlos III Madrid).

Аннотация: Abundant research demonstrates that electoral rules differ not only in how much electoral disproportionality generate but also in the amount of incentives they offer to candidates to cultivate a personal vote. Within this framework, we can distinguish between party-centredand candidate-centredelectoral systems. Building on this classification, and using empirical data from the four waves of the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems, the paper will investigate the effect of the intraparty dimension of electoral systems on ideological proximity/party identification voting. 

Working language: English.

Talk 1: 15 May, Tuesday 12-13:30 — 3 Krivokolenny p. Room 209.
Talk 2: 17 May, Thursday 15-16:30 — 11 Myasnitskaya u. Room 323.

^{Dr. Pedro Riera}